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Spotify challenges Pandora with free radio on iPhone, iPad
- Music streaming service Spotify has announced it is adding a free radio feature to its iOS app that will compete with the likes of Pandora, Slacker and Songza. Previously only available to desktop users, the feature will enable both free…
Netflix announces its own content delivery network, Open Connect
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As the largest single source of traffic on fixed networks in North America, Netflix accounted for 32.9% of peak hour downstream traffic in the first half of 2012. Netflix says that works out to nearly a billion hours of TV shows and movies streamed per month, and all of those videos are served via...
OnLive announces easy in-browser gameplay, MultiView, LG deal
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OnLive announced during E3 that it is expanding the Web and social aspects of its service in addition to offering on-demand games through smart TVs. The updated in-browser support makes it easier for partners such as publishers and retailers to integrate OnLive's service on their sites...
GeForce Grid will let you stream games on a Kepler-based GPU
- We've already seen Nvidia's latest graphics architecture in action on standard gaming rigs, but the company shared some of Kepler's cloud-centric benefits during the GPU Technology Conference in San Jose, California today. Nvidia says that first-generation Fermi-based game servers, such…
LG to launch first Google TV products in May
- LG Electronics, the world's second-largest TV maker, first announced plans to join the Google TV fray at CES 2012 in January, despite the lukewarm reception the platform received from customers. Well, it appears those plans are about to come to…
LG announces cloud streaming service for smartphones, PCs, and TVs
- LG Electronics has announced it will launch a beta of its Cloud service on Tuesday, allowing users to store photos, videos and other documents in the company's remote servers and access them anytime from their smartphone, PC, or smart TV.…
Online movie streaming will overtake DVD sales this year in U.S.
- For the first time ever, more films will be watched online (legally) than purchased in the United States, according to IHS Screen Digest. The analytics firm estimates that Americans will watch 3.4 billion movies online in 2012, a figure that is considerably…
Aereo offers TV-over-Internet with antennas engineered to comply with law
- At a conference in New York on Tuesday, Aereo unveiled (PDF) plans to give Internet-capable devices the ability to watch ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, NBC and PBS in real-time without the aid of a TV tuner.
Spotify has 3 million paid subscribers, 20% of active user base
- Music streaming service Spotify has reached 3 million paid subscribers across the 12 markets it currently operates in. The figure, revealed at a recent event by chief content officer Ken Parks, means that more than 20% of its "active" user…
Paramount first to sell UltraViolet movies but limits platform support
- As companies begin to embrace UltraViolet, a centralized meta-DRM strategy used for video content, Paramount appears to be the first to actually offer stand-alone UV movies for sale to consumers.
Grooveshark sued, Spotify limits free music to 10 hours per month
- Grooveshark has been the target of litigious music companies for years, most notably being sued by the three largest record label groups in the world. Supposed partner and fourth largest record label group, EMI, now has the company in its…
Super Bowl XLVI to be streamed live online
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Watching the big game on the big screen may soon be a thing of the past as the NFL has announced that Super Bowl XLVI will be streamed live online and to select mobile users for the first time. Wild-card playoff games and the Pro Bowl will serve as precursors to the big game...
New Apple TV details emerge, iCloud-based DVR a possibility
- Representatives with Apple have reportedly been meeting with media executives as the Cupertino-based company draws closer to jumping into the television market. It is believed that the long-rumored Apple television, collectively known as the iTV by most media outlets, will…
Spotify teases announcement, promises a new direction
- Spotify officials have announced the company will be conducting a press conference on November 30 in New York to discuss a new direction for the company. The Spotify media invite doesn’t reveal much in the way of what will be…
OnLive launches game streaming service in the UK
- OnLive, the on-demand game streaming service, has officially launched in the UK this morning at the Eurogamer Expo gaming convention in London. Users can sign up for free and stream triple-A games via almost any broadband Internet connection to their…
Netflix splits business in two, DVD-by-mail renamed Qwikster
- Netflix is moving to formally separate its DVD-by-mail rental service from its video streaming business, as announced back in July. The former will now be called Qwikster and should be accessible through a separate website, while the streaming business will…
Netflix begins Latin America rollout in Brazil
- Netflix has officially begun rolling out its service in Latin America. The company's streaming service went live in Brazil today, where users can now sign up for a paid subscription costing the equivalent of about $9 a month and get…
Netflix loses Starz contract, content to be pulled February 28
- In a blow to Netflix's catalog, Starz has announced that its content will be yanked from the streaming platform early next year. In a single-paragraph press release, the Liberty-owned media firm explained that the companies failed to reach contract renewal…
Facebook to launch music service on September 22
- Facebook plans to launch a music service on September 22, which happens to coincide with the company’s F8 conference. The news comes via CNBC’s twitter feed which reported the headline earlier today.
Hulu bidding reportedly ranging up to $2 billion
- Initial bids for a Hulu acquisition are due in by Wednesday and the offers are expected to vary wildly. According to the Wall Street Journal, they could range from $500 million up to $2 billion for the streaming service, with…
BlackBerry streaming music service coming soon
- BlackBerry maker Research in Motion will be launching a streaming music service to better compete with Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android platforms. The company is reportedly in late negotiations with several record labels and is looking to introduce the new…
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